Alice in Wonderland possessed many examples of wordplay throughout the entire story. In general, I thought the author, Lewis Carroll, added this because he wanted to put some form of humor, or entertainment in it. Many say that it may be hard at times to discover or notice these types of wordplay, such as puns, **alliteration**, and assonance, but they are still hidden somewhere on the page. That don't always "stick out" at you, therefore one may not see it right away. One reason why this is true is because the date of the publication. Alice in Wonderland was created in 1898, which is a far time period from today's, which explains why the wordplay is not familiar with present day. Lewis Carroll used satire to mock the British governemt, as well as its royalty. Throughout the majority of the novel Carroll used repition, personification, and other wordplay methods to express his humor on the British government.
After certain chapters in this book, you can easily spot wordplay. One major form of wordplay expressed in Alice in wonderland, was **personification**. In just about every chapter, Lewis Carroll makes the animal characters speak to one another as well as talk to Alice. The white rabbit and chesire cat are some exmples of animals that were able to talk. One example of personification can be found on page 71, when the Hatter said, "If you knew Time as well as i do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it." In this sentence, you can't personally know "Time" so this would be considered wordplay. There are many different types and forms of this wordplay throughout the entire novel.
Overall, Alice in Wonderland had a large sum of wordplay, but they also contained good quality as well. There are many other books that contained and are known for wordplay. One of the biggest is the infamous, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Alice in Wonderland was a well-written book, but its popularity and success is mainly due to its wordplay within, and the slight humor it uses from begining to end.
After certain chapters in this book, you can easily spot wordplay. One major form of wordplay expressed in Alice in wonderland, was **personification**. In just about every chapter, Lewis Carroll makes the animal characters speak to one another as well as talk to Alice. The white rabbit and chesire cat are some exmples of animals that were able to talk. One example of personification can be found on page 71, when the Hatter said, "If you knew Time as well as i do, you wouldn't talk about wasting it." In this sentence, you can't personally know "Time" so this would be considered wordplay. There are many different types and forms of this wordplay throughout the entire novel.
Overall, Alice in Wonderland had a large sum of wordplay, but they also contained good quality as well. There are many other books that contained and are known for wordplay. One of the biggest is the infamous, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Alice in Wonderland was a well-written book, but its popularity and success is mainly due to its wordplay within, and the slight humor it uses from begining to end.